We have sailed in Turkey twice. Both times on Sunsail Charters and I can recommend it to anyone for a zillion reasons. First is that the Turks are great people. Genuinely friendly not just after your bucks. The place is beautiful. The food is great. Oh yeah! the sailing is good too. Here’s a great article with lots of cool stuff about Bodrum and nearby.
Both trips were on the Carian Coast, the first around the peninsula that Bodrum is on and the second on the Datcha peninsula.
What you can expect is perfect Med sailing with blue seas, good winds (sometimes it can get a little too exciting), a rocky sometimes a little barren coastline, nice little islands with goats and fig trees and some great little restaurants up inlets that are only accessible by water. This was one of the best things about sailing in Turkey. You radio ahead and tell them if you want fish or meat and when you get there, you and any other boats at the restaurant are there business for the night. the meals are simple, either the freshest fish you’ve ever eaten or some OK meat.
The towns are trully delightful. My favorite is Gumusluk, a quiet little town close to Bodrum. There is a great restaurant on the harbor front (actually it pretty much is the harbor front) which has a big chill-out area under an enormous fig tree, with rugs and big cushions laid out.
An absolute must is a shave at the little barber on dock. Get them to singe your nose and ear hairs. It’s quite exhilarating.
Go to Turkey. Trust me. And get there before everyone else does.